Maybe that old girl -- scripted television, is a hot cougar after all. CBS won the night with a lineup of mostly repeats of scripted comedies and dramas, save for the Bill Engvall Show (which notably had the worst 18-49 demo performance of any show on CBS last night -- we'll chalk some of that up to the 8pm start). FOX came in second with repeats of Bonesand House.

In third place was NBC with a combination of American Gladiators and two hours worth of Nashville Star audtions. For its two hour premiere, "Star" averaged 6.58 million and a 2.2/6 in the 18-49 demo. Meanwhile, two hours worth of ABC's The Bachelorette 6.39 million and 2.3/7 in the 18-49 demo, though it's notable that the second hour averaged a million more viewers and half an 18-49 ratings point better than the first.

I'm sure ABC doesn't have the intestinal fortitude to just cancel The Mole, and it probably should. I can't believe I'm saying this but alas, two repeats of According to Jim just might do better. The Mole had but 3.97 million viewers and a 1.6/5 in the 18-49 demo. Ok, According to Jim probably wouldn't have done better, but still, that's pretty bad.

It's somewhat a surprise to me how well the repeats hold up. The best performance of the night? Two and a Half Menwith 10.5 million viewers and a 3.2/9 in the 18-49 demographic. In head-to-head competition with the first hour of the Nashville Star premiere, a repeat of House beat it easily garnering more than a million and half more viewers and six-tenths of a ratings point better in the 18-49 demo.